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Shania Twain has shared her admiration for Sabrina Carpenter, praising the pop star for remaining grounded and gracious despite her soaring popularity.
The 59 year old country pop icon teamed up with the 26 year old singer for a festive rendition of "Santa Baby" on Sabrina's 2024 Netflix holiday special, A Nonsense Christmas. Sabrina later paid tribute to Twain by performing a cover of the country legend's 1998 hit "That Don't Impress Me Much" during the Toronto stop of her Short n' Sweet Tour.
Speaking with EtalkCTV, Twain said she was impressed not only by Carpenter's talent but also by her genuine personality and work ethic.
“She’s [Sabrina] so beautiful and she’s so popular.
“She’s almost too popular to have to be nice. But she’s nice anyway, and I really love that about her. And she’s super talented, you know? We were singing and doing rehearsals, and she’s just got this beautiful voice, she can sing anything. And she’s a great actress, she takes her career very seriously.”
Twain had previously praised Carpenter's decision to perform "That Don't Impress Me Much" during her Toronto concert, describing it as a meaningful compliment.
Speaking with ET, she said: “It’s just a huge compliment. I mean she is such a talented person. You know, she really does have a clue about what’s going on behind the scenes. She’s smart. It’s a compliment to have her, I mean, not that she’s paying homage, she’s just a fan of music, and she’s displaying it and expressing it. So, that’s great.”
Elsewhere, Twain recently opened up about her own approach to her career, explaining that she has never wanted to feel limited by expectations or labels.
The singer, who has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is known for classics including "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" and "You’re Still the One," admitted she becomes uncomfortable whenever she feels creatively restricted.
Speaking to People earlier this year, Twain explained: "If I feel like I'm being put in a box, I start to panic.
"I run in any direction I can because I don't want to be contained. I have to be able to find my own way.
"Sometimes I'm not even sure where I'm going myself. How can somebody else tell me that, right? So I need the freedom to explore and to land wherever that exploration takes me."
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Pretty Lights has officially announced A Trip Thru Time Fantastic, his first new album in 13 years. The expansive release marks the producer’s fifth studio album and his first full length project since A Color Map of the Sun, which arrived in 2013.
The ambitious collection features 45 songs divided into nine separate chapters that Pretty Lights, whose real name is Derek Vincent Smith, refers to as “constellations.” The first three constellations, made up of 15 tracks, are not currently available on digital streaming platforms but can be streamed and downloaded for free through the Pretty Lights website.
While unveiling the album on social media on July 1, Smith reflected on why he stepped away from making traditional albums after A Color Map of the Sun. “I said i didn’t want to focus on albums after ACMOTS over 10 years ago & shifted my energy towards living creative systems & conscious cohesion via the soundship space system and the swirlbridge,” he wrote. “So much music was made over those years with my bestest friends, for the purpose of swirling and experimenting with journeys into expressive flow state transmissions & reaching new depths of connection with our beloved cosmic caravan, the PLF [Pretty Lights Family].”
He continued by sharing some of the personal milestones that shaped the past several years. “In the last 9 years of timeline weavery,” the statement continues. “I built a home with the love of my life, found a spiritual path, reunited with my eternal soul brother Michal Menert, formed an AV ensemble to power a traveling laboratory, and been blessed with the most beautiful experience of my life… meeting my son Ayahn. The time has come to release our musical swirl fodder in the form of the next PL album. A galaxy of 45 songs in 9 constellations before my 45th birthday.”
The album announcement also arrives alongside plans for a seven city summer and fall tour. The run includes performances at Secret Dreams Music Festival in Ohio, the second edition of Yahn Dawn, Pretty Lights’ own festival in Buena Vista, Colorado, this September, and an appearance at Hulaween in Florida this October.
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